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that's from romney today. >> tonight u.s. supreme court is considering issues at the very heart of the challenge to president obama health care law. high court listened to arguments on provision that requires americans to purchase health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. more tonight from political reporter mark matthe matthews. >>reporter: the hearing over the health mandate centered on whether federal government has the power to compel americans to buy health insurance liberal justice summed up one as pest of the government argument this way. >> so you it's not your free choice just to do something for yourself. what you do is going to affect others, affect them in a mainly way. >>reporter: chief justice john roberts did not appear convinced. >> can the government require you to buy a cell phone. >>reporter: justice ska lee 8. you define the market as food therefore everybody is in the market therefore you can make people buy broccoli. >>reporter: justice kennedy. likely swing vote in a close decision. >> the step beyond
that's from romney today. >> tonight u.s. supreme court is considering issues at the very heart of the challenge to president obama health care law. high court listened to arguments on provision that requires americans to purchase health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. more tonight from political reporter mark matthe matthews. >>reporter: the hearing over the health mandate centered on whether federal government has the power to compel americans to buy health insurance liberal...
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candidate santorum called romney bland and boring in a fundraising e-mail today. many l analyst see santorum with a similar push in iowa but he's struggling. texas governor is not only struggling in the poll he lost a fight to get on the ballot in virginia. he didn't get vote to qualify for the presidential ballot an lost that fight. >> gingrich campaigning in florida and runninging close second in south carolina poll. gingrich will continue questioning romney business and political experience. >>> so how many atom does it take to store a bite of computer dahl data. >> revolution develop in the meantime tech knoll knoll ji. one woman, one powerful savings tool, one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! the "name your price" tool. now available on your phone. get a fr >> interior secretary ken salazar given the national park service 30 days to fix a quote carved into stone on the martin luther king jr. junior memorial in washington, d.c. that
candidate santorum called romney bland and boring in a fundraising e-mail today. many l analyst see santorum with a similar push in iowa but he's struggling. texas governor is not only struggling in the poll he lost a fight to get on the ballot in virginia. he didn't get vote to qualify for the presidential ballot an lost that fight. >> gingrich campaigning in florida and runninging close second in south carolina poll. gingrich will continue questioning romney business and political...
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caucuses, mitt romney has all but sealed the deal tonight. he won primaries in connecticut, delaware, pennsylvania, rhode island and new york today. in a victory speech in new hampshire romney said a better america begins tonight. >> the last few years were the best barack obama can do. but it is not the best america can do. tonight is the beginning of the end of the disappointments of the obama years. >> with today's victory he has 824 delegates. that's 320 shy of the number he needs to win the republican nomination. former presidential candidate rick santorum says he plans to endorse romney. >>> the prostitution scandal may not be the first time agents have behaved badly. an agent not linked to the scandal tells the washington post that this has happened before. the secret service personnel say they should not have been dismissed and they went public with past stories of prostitutes and strip clubs. nine employees are no longer with the agency after an investigation that they caw voterred with the prostitutes before the uh -- arrival of the
caucuses, mitt romney has all but sealed the deal tonight. he won primaries in connecticut, delaware, pennsylvania, rhode island and new york today. in a victory speech in new hampshire romney said a better america begins tonight. >> the last few years were the best barack obama can do. but it is not the best america can do. tonight is the beginning of the end of the disappointments of the obama years. >> with today's victory he has 824 delegates. that's 320 shy of the number he...
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governor romney governor romney this is after the race had been called by virtually all the network one network in particular on the big screen short time ago started talking about that it may not over yet in ohio and all of a sudden the spirit in the room lifted. so it's an interesting place to be tonight. certainly in their minds far from over and certainly not practically over until the governor himself comes out and speaks. live in boston, 7 news. >> of course we will bring that to you the moment he does. thank you. >> supposedly mitt romney didn't prepare concession speech only victory speech whether true or not we didn't know but we'll find out when he comes out. breakdown the vote for the president in californi california. early results we have for. this is in california 54 percent of the voters voted for president obama compared to 44 percent for mitt romney in california. >> joining us now to provide some analysis for us as the votes come in melinda jackson from state university. >> you are expert on polling and the polls literally were spot on. >> we have had absolutely no sur
governor romney governor romney this is after the race had been called by virtually all the network one network in particular on the big screen short time ago started talking about that it may not over yet in ohio and all of a sudden the spirit in the room lifted. so it's an interesting place to be tonight. certainly in their minds far from over and certainly not practically over until the governor himself comes out and speaks. live in boston, 7 news. >> of course we will bring that to...
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romney is keeping the selection process secret. he has only confirmed that marco rubio is being vetted. >> kristen: mike nicco has the forecast. >> you can tell by looking at the clouds how stubborn they are. we still have flight arrival delays of 80 minutes. get used to this. i'll show you how the temperatures will drop. >> also still ahead, spilling the secrets to your diary could be the key to losing weighted. >> and forget running after the ice cream truck. >> kristen: we have breaking news, an update on the san bruno house fire on lake drive we were reporting on. vic lee tells us he has gotten information that the little boy that was taken to the hospital has now died. the boy's 30-year-old mother is in critical condition. a 69-year-old man has burns to his body as a result of the fire that broke out this morning. a two-alarm in san bruno. we'll have more at 4:00 today. >> bart officials say they are making major progress building the new connector to the oakland international airport. girders are now being placed between colu
romney is keeping the selection process secret. he has only confirmed that marco rubio is being vetted. >> kristen: mike nicco has the forecast. >> you can tell by looking at the clouds how stubborn they are. we still have flight arrival delays of 80 minutes. get used to this. i'll show you how the temperatures will drop. >> also still ahead, spilling the secrets to your diary could be the key to losing weighted. >> and forget running after the ice cream truck. >>...
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romney's new running mate gets cheers and years. complete >> dan: good evening, workers who abruptly lost their jobs at solyndra learned today they are getting a break. the company defaulted on a huge federal energy loan but has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement to the workers it fired. here is david louie. >> with rare exception company laying off 50 employees must give them 60 days notice. it was shock when the 1,000 workers were let go one morning, just days before the company filed for bankruptcy. peter spent four years there will be one of 1,000 in the $3.5 million settlement. >> i'm happy for the employees. finally they got some closure. >> he was an engineer at solyndra. he sued the next day complaining that top level executives were given bonuses to stay on while he and his co-workers got nothing. the settlement sends an important message. >> to have something in place, you don't just drop the people that made your company. have something in place that they can rely on. they put in all the ha
romney's new running mate gets cheers and years. complete >> dan: good evening, workers who abruptly lost their jobs at solyndra learned today they are getting a break. the company defaulted on a huge federal energy loan but has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement to the workers it fired. here is david louie. >> with rare exception company laying off 50 employees must give them 60 days notice. it was shock when the 1,000 workers were let go one...
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they pay more effective tax than governor romney pay ins his federal income tax. >>reporter: but ryan said ought become administration failed the middle class. >> we are going in the wrong direction. look where we are. the economy is barely limping along. >>reporter: side by side at the same table biden and ryan were not shy about directly engaging each other. sometimes with harsh attack sometimes with human oyvrment i think the vice president very well know that is sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way. >> i always say what i mean. >>reporter: with the poll tightening the president needs to fire up the base and romney needs to convert 2008 obama voters. in in kentucky they got strong performance from the running mate. this is danvill danville, kentucky. >> now the next presidential debate is town hall meeting next tuesday. october 16 at new york. citizens will ask questions of barack obama and mitt romney on foreign policy issues and domestic issues as well. >> developing news tonight. vallejo neighborhood under evacuation order as police
they pay more effective tax than governor romney pay ins his federal income tax. >>reporter: but ryan said ought become administration failed the middle class. >> we are going in the wrong direction. look where we are. the economy is barely limping along. >>reporter: side by side at the same table biden and ryan were not shy about directly engaging each other. sometimes with harsh attack sometimes with human oyvrment i think the vice president very well know that is sometimes...
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month ago a "washington post"poll shows him beating romney in head to head match up but after month of high gas he's a couple of points behind. >> there is no such thing as a quick fix when it comes to high gas prices. there's no silver bullet. anybody who tells you otherwise isn't really lacking for a solution. they are trying to ride the political wave of the moment. >>reporter: president republican challenger certainly riding hit. he has a two letter energy policy, n o. >> he wants expensive gasoline. >> california ans pay high praises. that will change. uc berkeley energy expert. >> looks like we are starting to see some retail price tee klein in california. come down a few cents. >>reporter: the professor says encouraging news is the whether he will se price fell 51 cents in the past 3 week. >> if things stay where they are we could see another 20 or 30 cents coming off of our gas praises over the next month or so. >>reporter: explanation has to do with why californians pay more than the rest of the country in the first place. california runs on very tight supply demand gasoline b
month ago a "washington post"poll shows him beating romney in head to head match up but after month of high gas he's a couple of points behind. >> there is no such thing as a quick fix when it comes to high gas prices. there's no silver bullet. anybody who tells you otherwise isn't really lacking for a solution. they are trying to ride the political wave of the moment. >>reporter: president republican challenger certainly riding hit. he has a two letter energy policy, n o....
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mitt romney riding new wave of momentum into the swing state of virginia brandi hitt has more. >> reporter: the first presidential debate started with a handshake then turned into an aggressive assault by mitt romney as he went after the president's last four years in office. >> middle income americans have been buried, crushed. >> reporter: he described the programs he would cut. >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs, i like you too but i'm not going to keep skpepbding money -- to keep spending money on things to borrow to pay for it. >> the president: five million jobs in the auto sector eated housg has begun to rise. >> repter: he said there was no way romney could cut taxes without adding to the deficit. >> the president: now he's saying his big bold idea is never mind. >> reporter: the president never brought up the 47% comment or bain capital. he seemed and looked down during attacks. most say it was romney who won this debate. >> moments like these can wipe the slate clean watch has gone on the last month. >> reporter: as both hit the campaign trail this afternoon. >> two more deb
mitt romney riding new wave of momentum into the swing state of virginia brandi hitt has more. >> reporter: the first presidential debate started with a handshake then turned into an aggressive assault by mitt romney as he went after the president's last four years in office. >> middle income americans have been buried, crushed. >> reporter: he described the programs he would cut. >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs, i like you too but i'm not going to keep...
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mitt romney and newt gingrich spending much of their time blasting each other. gingrich attacked romney's health care proposal. >> speaker gingrich wasn't happy with the debates. he said after the first debate he didn't do well because the was so quiet, it threw him off. the second debate he said he didn't do well because the crowd was so loud. >> why would anybody in the establishment think that a massachusetts moderate, which is a liberal by republican standards, pro-abortion, phroe gun control, pro-tax increase, pro-gay rightsatxd why would thy think that he is going to be able to debate barack obama? >> recent polls show gingrich faces an uphill climb in florida. a college survey has romney leading the former house speaker by 15 points. >>> president obama turning again to social networking to interact with voters. 2:30 this afternoon he will host a q and ax in a google plus hang out like like a chat room. some will have a live conversation with the commander in chief. the president has held twitter and youtube town halls. >>> several tech companies teaming
mitt romney and newt gingrich spending much of their time blasting each other. gingrich attacked romney's health care proposal. >> speaker gingrich wasn't happy with the debates. he said after the first debate he didn't do well because the was so quiet, it threw him off. the second debate he said he didn't do well because the crowd was so loud. >> why would anybody in the establishment think that a massachusetts moderate, which is a liberal by republican standards, pro-abortion,...
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romney has chosen wisconsin congressman paul ryan to be that running mate. in addition, both cnn and the associated press are reporting the ryan selection. the 42-year-old is the chairman of the house committee. he is known for his plans to cut government spending including overhauling medicare and so-called entitle meant programs. romney is scheduled to official knee name his choice at 6:00 a.m. our time. abc news will bring you live coverage when it happens. >>> a decorated marine lost his life. he was known for his bravery on the battlefield and for his compassion here at home. ama dates joins us now with what his family is saying tonight. ama? >> his family lives in loss altos and that is where they are gathering after learning of his death. the marine told his dad he could come home as early as december. instead the family got the knock on the door last night. 29-year-old marine captain will be remembered as a hero. he was shot and killed in afghanistan along with two other marines. >> a local afghani wanted to see him. since he was training the afghani
romney has chosen wisconsin congressman paul ryan to be that running mate. in addition, both cnn and the associated press are reporting the ryan selection. the 42-year-old is the chairman of the house committee. he is known for his plans to cut government spending including overhauling medicare and so-called entitle meant programs. romney is scheduled to official knee name his choice at 6:00 a.m. our time. abc news will bring you live coverage when it happens. >>> a decorated marine...
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. >> very big tonight for mitt romney. he's now saying game romney. he's now saying game on to president obama >> i'm in the accu-weather forecast center. well, skies are still partly clear now but showers headed our way. i'll give you complete picture of my accu-weather forecast coming up. >> you know it's delicious. also tonight. eating pizza may actually be good for you. ingredient that could help fight cancer. stay with us. news at 9:00 sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months. at&t. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call the bay area home. from funding that helped a local entrepreneur start a business... t
. >> very big tonight for mitt romney. he's now saying game romney. he's now saying game on to president obama >> i'm in the accu-weather forecast center. well, skies are still partly clear now but showers headed our way. i'll give you complete picture of my accu-weather forecast coming up. >> you know it's delicious. also tonight. eating pizza may actually be good for you. ingredient that could help fight cancer. stay with us. news at 9:00 sweetheart. we need to talk. i've...
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susz. >> it's a sweep for mitt romne romney. according to exit poll 8 out of 10 wisconsin voters no matter the preference of candidate expect him to be the party nominee. romney may on the verge of finally pulling away from his rivals. tonight he sounded eager to get the general election battle with president obama under way. >> barack obama government centered society the government has to do more because the economy is doomed to do less. >>reporter: to win wisconsin the campaign followed the same strategy it used in other key ballots ground states. first, spend big money on television ads. romney and ally out spent rick santorum in the badger state 4 to 1. second roll out high profile endorsement. but rick santorum isn't ready to concede just yet. he is taking the campaign on the home state of pennsylvania. told his primary in 3 weeks. >> ladies and gentlemen pennsylvania i and a half the other people in the country have yet to be heard. >>reporter: but if you listen to the obama campaign the republican race is over. >> mitt r
susz. >> it's a sweep for mitt romne romney. according to exit poll 8 out of 10 wisconsin voters no matter the preference of candidate expect him to be the party nominee. romney may on the verge of finally pulling away from his rivals. tonight he sounded eager to get the general election battle with president obama under way. >> barack obama government centered society the government has to do more because the economy is doomed to do less. >>reporter: to win wisconsin the...
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but mitt romney is fighting back tonight. the general election has begun. >> his argument seems to be working for them. the painting of you as a rich out of touch guy. >> person i'm out of touch with is barack obama. i'm in touch with the american people. they want to see good jobs and rising incomes. >> a weeking on ag this. president obama surrounded by women leaders, look at today. it was mitt romney and women on the campaign trail, small business owners and they are pushing the buffet rule it was mitt romney pushing something else. this number aimed squarely at women. >> 92.3% who lost jobs have been women. his failures have hurt women. >> the non-partisan group disagrees with the numbers. >>> as we continue the screening process for breast cancer may be more thorough. a new device that could better detect the disease in 40% of women. also.... ♪ >> local musicians who are giving back to the city who gave them their start. the story you'll only see on abc7 news. ♪ so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at no
but mitt romney is fighting back tonight. the general election has begun. >> his argument seems to be working for them. the painting of you as a rich out of touch guy. >> person i'm out of touch with is barack obama. i'm in touch with the american people. they want to see good jobs and rising incomes. >> a weeking on ag this. president obama surrounded by women leaders, look at today. it was mitt romney and women on the campaign trail, small business owners and they are...
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. >> mitt romney took aim again today at the obama campaign ad. romney said he too would have ordered the killing of osama bin laden. in the ad president obama reelection campaign touted bin laden take down and questioned romney willingness to assassinate bin laden. tomorrow marks first anniversary of the raid that resulted in the fochl former al qaeda leader death at the hands of u.s. navy seals. >>> all right. we show you the world trade center now as it is back on track. back on top. can now lay claim to being the tallest building in new york city. workers attach one steel beam today symbolizing the spirit of rebirth. more tonight from bob woodruff. >>reporter: would this one beam the world trade center reclaimed the sky line. [applause] new york tallest building. 1250 feet high. so high not even 8 statue of liberty would reach the top. >> really a symbol of resilience of the american people. >>reporter: for 6 years, 900 workers labor around the clock 24 hours a day, 7 day as week. driven by more than a paycheck. >> everybody focus on a missio
. >> mitt romney took aim again today at the obama campaign ad. romney said he too would have ordered the killing of osama bin laden. in the ad president obama reelection campaign touted bin laden take down and questioned romney willingness to assassinate bin laden. tomorrow marks first anniversary of the raid that resulted in the fochl former al qaeda leader death at the hands of u.s. navy seals. >>> all right. we show you the world trade center now as it is back on track. back...
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. >> the republican presidential candidate mitt romney said despite those numbers the policies have slowed down the recovery and made it more difficult. >>> the stock market soared. the dow closing at its highest point since before the financial crisis. *9 nasdaq is the highest in 11 years. >>> a lot of homeowners packed in for what could be the last chance to avoid foreclosure. they lined up before dawn for the neighborhood assistance corporation of america's save the dream event. they offered homeowners a shot at a 2% mortgage if they can prove their current loan is unaffordable. many can qualify for other modifications. >> the process is great. the result was great. we are able to cut our mortgage in half. we are happy. we can keep our house and keep on living. >> when you meet with a lender we have a negotiator there side by side with the barrower to make sure the deal gets done. >> more than half of the homeowners who attended received some sort of help. they say the dream event continues tomorrow through monday. there is time if you need this from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., register and
. >> the republican presidential candidate mitt romney said despite those numbers the policies have slowed down the recovery and made it more difficult. >>> the stock market soared. the dow closing at its highest point since before the financial crisis. *9 nasdaq is the highest in 11 years. >>> a lot of homeowners packed in for what could be the last chance to avoid foreclosure. they lined up before dawn for the neighborhood assistance corporation of america's save the...
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>> reporter: the romney campaign tells abc news that the focus for mitt romney was getting used to answering questions from different people and sort of jumping around from topic to topic like will take place tonight. as for the obama campaign they say the president focused on getting used to attacking mitt romney really going after him and trying to maybe portray inconsistencies in his positions and proposals. >> we'll see how it works out. thanks. the presidential debate is tonight at 6:00 we'll be carrying it live here on abc 7. >>> much more ahead, including search for missing pilot who took off from half moon bay the area where the coast guard is searching today. >>> new security concerns for a pakistani girl shot by the taliban, and is now being treated in england. >>> coast guard is searching the waters off half moon bay for a small plane. arizona but did not show up for a scheduled fuel stop in apple valley the pilot's wife reported the plane missing orange single engine tail number n 72 ah. the coast guard says the search will extent 20 miles south from where the plane took off at h
>> reporter: the romney campaign tells abc news that the focus for mitt romney was getting used to answering questions from different people and sort of jumping around from topic to topic like will take place tonight. as for the obama campaign they say the president focused on getting used to attacking mitt romney really going after him and trying to maybe portray inconsistencies in his positions and proposals. >> we'll see how it works out. thanks. the presidential debate is...
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that means romney's tax rate is about 14%. his taxes would be much higher if his income came from a but instead it is from investments. >> i pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more. >> reporter: romney made no apologies last night in florida. this morning democrats were all too happy to weigh in. >> we need to mick shower -- make sure that middle class workers are not paying more than people making 100 million dollars a year. >> reporter: romney tried opportunity takes on gingrich after he disclosed he made hundreds of thousands working for freddie mac. romney call it lobbying. >> you just jumped a long way over here friend. >> another area of influence peddling. >> no. >> reporter: a new poll says romney's favorability rating is 31%. 49% view him unfavorably. 29% of those surveyed view gingrich favorably his unfavorable number is 51%. that same poll has better news for president obama. 53% of the people surveyed view him favorably that puts a little wind at his back heading into the state of the unio
that means romney's tax rate is about 14%. his taxes would be much higher if his income came from a but instead it is from investments. >> i pay all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more. >> reporter: romney made no apologies last night in florida. this morning democrats were all too happy to weigh in. >> we need to mick shower -- make sure that middle class workers are not paying more than people making 100 million dollars a year. >> reporter: romney...
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john huntsman pulled out and then endorsed romney. many republicans say if romney wins south carolina this saturday, this race for the g.o.p. nomination is all but over. that made tonight's debate from myrtle beach on fox news a crucial last stand for the other candidates. scott has more. >> without jon huntsman in the race 5 candidates shared the stage and battling to be the anti-romney. >> now going to go out and have somebody criticize me for restoring voting rights to people who exhausted their sentence and served their time an paid their debt to society, then why didn't you try change that when were you governor of massachusetts? >> well first of all -- [applause]. >> i think that's part of whether a campaign is about. raise questions and see whether or not your competitor can answer them effectively before you get to general election. >>reporter: earlier in the day when had huntsman bowed out he suggested the others should do the same. >> i believe it's now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to defeat
john huntsman pulled out and then endorsed romney. many republicans say if romney wins south carolina this saturday, this race for the g.o.p. nomination is all but over. that made tonight's debate from myrtle beach on fox news a crucial last stand for the other candidates. scott has more. >> without jon huntsman in the race 5 candidates shared the stage and battling to be the anti-romney. >> now going to go out and have somebody criticize me for restoring voting rights to people who...
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romney leads in enthusiasm. one piece of good news for mr. obama the percentage of registered voters who say the country is on the wrong track is at lowest in three years. another new poll has romney up 50-48% across 10 battleground states. if president obama is to be effective tomorrow night it will have to be in the town hall style debate where voters can ask questions of him and governor romney. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >> we'll carry the debate live tomorrow night starting at 6:00. >>> i'm peeking over your shoulder lisa, i see at&t park and the fog is gone. >> should be nice this evening but the winds are going to pick up and the fog is coming back. as we head out now, looks nice another beautiful day to enjoy before high fire danger comes back. this is vollmer peak you can see high clouds, east bay sunny for much of the morning temperatures approaching 70° if some spots. closer to home, the -- ballpark lots of sun, numbers climbing through the 60s throughout the afternoon winds picking up, live doppler 7 hd shows we still have
romney leads in enthusiasm. one piece of good news for mr. obama the percentage of registered voters who say the country is on the wrong track is at lowest in three years. another new poll has romney up 50-48% across 10 battleground states. if president obama is to be effective tomorrow night it will have to be in the town hall style debate where voters can ask questions of him and governor romney. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >> we'll carry the debate live tomorrow night starting at...
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not romney 13.9. so much talk in the country now about the 1% romney income puts him in a category even smaller.zero zero 6 percent. now romney neck and knock in the poll with gingrich the question now how will the new numbers play with blue collar republicans. >> good to he sue again. >>reporter: something that's might sound foreign to some voters romney had a swiss bank account now closed. still has investment in the cayman islands but the campaign insist taxed at the same rate if he held them here. campaign pointing out he enormous sum of money given to charity. 4 million i don't know to the mormon church. >> and to state politic. state senate president stein berg and assembly speaker perez are suing controller john chung for blocking lawmaker pay during last year extended budget dispute. >> neither the governor nor any member of the executive branch may bran dish the threat of withholding legislative pay because they disagree with the decisions made by the legislative branch. >>reporter: chung say
not romney 13.9. so much talk in the country now about the 1% romney income puts him in a category even smaller.zero zero 6 percent. now romney neck and knock in the poll with gingrich the question now how will the new numbers play with blue collar republicans. >> good to he sue again. >>reporter: something that's might sound foreign to some voters romney had a swiss bank account now closed. still has investment in the cayman islands but the campaign insist taxed at the same rate if...
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red for romney or blue for obam a. here in denver and across the country, apparently, obama is comfortably ahead. according to one new study, voters can correctly predict the winner 81% of the time. even if they strongly support the other guy. which chia candidate's more popular? which cookie's more appetizing? none of it matters. chances are you already know who will win. david wright, abc news. denver. >> there is the old eyebrow factor. >> you ever check out spencer christian -- >> neater -- neater than al roker. >> oh, brother. >> today's high. we had several record highs today. a day of amazing warmth for november 5. tomorrow, we expect another warm day. but first, let's talk about the big storm, tomorrow, moving up along the atlantic coast, a nor'easter that by wednesday, the day after the election day, could batter portions of the already battered coast, hit hard last week by super orm sandy. tell contain strong, gusty winds and heavy rainfall. here's our seven-day forecast. another warm day, possibly a couple m
red for romney or blue for obam a. here in denver and across the country, apparently, obama is comfortably ahead. according to one new study, voters can correctly predict the winner 81% of the time. even if they strongly support the other guy. which chia candidate's more popular? which cookie's more appetizing? none of it matters. chances are you already know who will win. david wright, abc news. denver. >> there is the old eyebrow factor. >> you ever check out spencer christian --...
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>>reporter: for mitt romney today was a slow pitch over the plate. response to the numbers on cnbc. >> the president always quick to find someone to blame. first it was george w. bush. then it was congress. atm machine. europe. always someone but the trawvt is the job of the president is to get america back to work. >> if the economy lacks this bad in the month or 2 preceding the election i'm talking about after labor day that's when people really pay attention, then it is going to be very difficult for fv president obama to be reelected. >>reporter: he's no fan of mitt romney policy but in this election the economy trump ps all. unless it gets better there may be little the president can do and not a lot that romney has to do. in the newsroom, 7 news. >>> late today the the white house announced president obama will be returning to the bay area again next week for more fundraising. president will make a stop a in san francisco before heading to los angeles. president was in redwood city and san jose just last week to boost his campaign fund and rais
>>reporter: for mitt romney today was a slow pitch over the plate. response to the numbers on cnbc. >> the president always quick to find someone to blame. first it was george w. bush. then it was congress. atm machine. europe. always someone but the trawvt is the job of the president is to get america back to work. >> if the economy lacks this bad in the month or 2 preceding the election i'm talking about after labor day that's when people really pay attention, then it is...
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challenger mitt romney didn't repeat his criticism of the president over the so-called bump in the road. but instead insinuated the president has not done enough. >> ambassador to libya was says 98 ed in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward nuclear weapons capability. we somehow feel we are at the mercy of events rather than shaping events. >>reporter: but at usf middle east political expert says the television coverage of the riot and protest in the middle east make the unrest appear larger than it actually is. >> you have to remember that the actual protest by islamic extremist was relatively small. at least the violent ones. >>reporter: professor says most part the demonstration a few hundred people. maybe a few thousand but compared to the hundreds of thousands that is turn out to over-throw leaders in egypt, libya, in tunisia a these relatively small numbers he says are reason for optimism. in the newsroom, mark matthews abc 7 news. >> it ace green light tonight from the santa clara couldn't board of commissioners for islamic community center in san martin. plan for the cordob
challenger mitt romney didn't repeat his criticism of the president over the so-called bump in the road. but instead insinuated the president has not done enough. >> ambassador to libya was says 98 ed in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward nuclear weapons capability. we somehow feel we are at the mercy of events rather than shaping events. >>reporter: but at usf middle east political expert says the television coverage of the riot and protest in the middle east make the unrest...
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mitt romney and some are more liberal and support democratic politicians, including harry reid who is a democratic but also as you may know a mormon. >>> a new play opens tonight in berkeley recipe terry theater called ghost like. it's about george mosconeh it's directed by his son jonathan. he talked about it with don sahez. >> mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> those chilling words we still remember. jonathan moscone was 14 years old. the day has haunted him for more than 40 years. >> to investigate a moment in history that changed my life. >> the artistic director is directing ghost like. he turns an imagined history of his father's life. it's been written by artistic director of berkeley rep. >> he was so compelling and personally moving to me that he was wanting to share a story with me. >>> a line from the play but that is not why he wanted to tell the story. >> the play is about how memory sheriff's us and how the loss of somebody can create a mythology. >> reporter: john as a child dreaming of his father's funeral. it happened in real life.
mitt romney and some are more liberal and support democratic politicians, including harry reid who is a democratic but also as you may know a mormon. >>> a new play opens tonight in berkeley recipe terry theater called ghost like. it's about george mosconeh it's directed by his son jonathan. he talked about it with don sahez. >> mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> those chilling words we still remember. jonathan moscone was 14 years old....
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. >>> mitt romney is on his way back to the united states to boston. this follows an overseas trip overshadowed by controversial comments. katie marzullo has the latest misstep which was not by romney but a vocal campaign aide. >> reporter: his name is rick gorka traveling press secretary. reporters were yelling questions at romney as he left poland's tomb of the unknown soldier. gorka was telling them to back off and let a swear word fly . >> reporter: a half hour after)ó that exchange he apologized to reporters and mitt romney on to give a speech in war sau. poland was the third -- in stop. in israel on monday romney said the reason for the economic inequality between the palestinians and israelis, culture. >> outrageous statements those trying to protect and save lives in this region. >> reporter: last week in london romney said the city wasn't primed to host the olympics. and prime minister cameron didn't let that skwhraoeufpltd we are holding an olympic games in one of the busiest most active bustling cities anywhere in the world. of course it is
. >>> mitt romney is on his way back to the united states to boston. this follows an overseas trip overshadowed by controversial comments. katie marzullo has the latest misstep which was not by romney but a vocal campaign aide. >> reporter: his name is rick gorka traveling press secretary. reporters were yelling questions at romney as he left poland's tomb of the unknown soldier. gorka was telling them to back off and let a swear word fly . >> reporter: a half hour after)ó...
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to romney 20 point lead in some poll. romney attributed it to voter perception after recent debate. >> they learn for instance that he was paid 1.6 million dollars to be a lobbyist for freddie mac and they said that's not what we want in the white hous house. >> romney is doing buying the election. where does he get the money. >> mostly from wall street. >>reporter: santorum returned to the campaign trail today after spending the weekend with his 3-year-old daughter who is ill with new money yeah. he and ron paul say they will forge ahead regardless of tomorrow results. >> gingrich campaign being sued by the composer who wrote this rock classic for survivor. him if ♪ musician frank some have been not happy at all about gingrich using eye of the tiger as campaign theme song without permission. it was the sound track to rocky 3. he seeks injunction to stop the former house speak frer playing it any mr. >> the president plans to visit san francisco on february 16. appear at 100 there are a head rally at the regency ball ra
to romney 20 point lead in some poll. romney attributed it to voter perception after recent debate. >> they learn for instance that he was paid 1.6 million dollars to be a lobbyist for freddie mac and they said that's not what we want in the white hous house. >> romney is doing buying the election. where does he get the money. >> mostly from wall street. >>reporter: santorum returned to the campaign trail today after spending the weekend with his 3-year-old daughter who...
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katie marzullo is in the newsroom with the way president obama and mitt romney are spinning numbers. >> reporter: as it turns out the numbers landed in some grey area giving both something to seize upon to benefit their own campaign. >> the president: hello ohio! >> reporter: despite the small rise in the unemployment rate president obama pumped up ohio this morning. >> the president: today our businesses created nearly 5 1/2 million new jobs. companies hired more workers in october than any time in the last eight months. >> reporter: the president admits there is more work to be done. but says this is a pattern of real progress that includes a stronger auto industry, thanks to his bailout. romney is ing the numbers another way at a rally in wisconsin this morning he said the report is a sad reminder that the economy is at a virtual standstill. >> he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2%. today it is 7.9% and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. >> reporter: some say the report cou
katie marzullo is in the newsroom with the way president obama and mitt romney are spinning numbers. >> reporter: as it turns out the numbers landed in some grey area giving both something to seize upon to benefit their own campaign. >> the president: hello ohio! >> reporter: despite the small rise in the unemployment rate president obama pumped up ohio this morning. >> the president: today our businesses created nearly 5 1/2 million new jobs. companies hired more...
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>>reporter: romney in costa mesa attended fundraiser tonight. tomorrow he addresses the same veteran of foreign war group in reno that the president spoke with today. >> are the had. things are kind of cool out there certainly getting cooler. >> sandy is here with the forecast. >> yes. temperatures dropped a good two to 16 degrees this afternoon. right now i want to show you some incredible pictures from phoenix, arizona. where it was nothing like this here in the bay area. you can see this is what is called a habub this means wind and this is an incredible dust storm here intense dust storm caused by the downdraft. wind out of a thunder storm and basically can see it just swallowing parts of phoenix, arizona. this is common in the summer time. in phoenix. also common in sudan. so once again that is what is known as a habub. possibility of thunderstorms there which means it's still a possibility but very small chance for the phoenix area. incredible pictures from there. live doppler 7 hd now. show you our marine layer. it's back. at the coast. y
>>reporter: romney in costa mesa attended fundraiser tonight. tomorrow he addresses the same veteran of foreign war group in reno that the president spoke with today. >> are the had. things are kind of cool out there certainly getting cooler. >> sandy is here with the forecast. >> yes. temperatures dropped a good two to 16 degrees this afternoon. right now i want to show you some incredible pictures from phoenix, arizona. where it was nothing like this here in the bay...
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he has had a few zingers on romney. romney is cardboard and very flat. >> others critique the moderator for limiting the banter. >> they both looked uncomftable. it looked like he was not allowing either to debate. >> but there was a different take on the debate across the bay in walnut creek where the gop supporters convened. >> romney came out much stronger than obama figured he would. >> as the debate progressed, the mixed personality and his innate ability to have people trust in him came forward. >> mitt romney had the facts. obama was without the facts. >> quite frankly obama looked like he was flownderring. floppedderring. he -- flownderring. he didn't know what to say. >> that was one of the best debate performances in a generation. >> of course there is no way to really score tonight. it is all a matter of personal politics. reporting live in san francisco, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> thanks, leslie. and if you missed the debate you can still see it by going to abc7news.com. we have a link for you on the fro
he has had a few zingers on romney. romney is cardboard and very flat. >> others critique the moderator for limiting the banter. >> they both looked uncomftable. it looked like he was not allowing either to debate. >> but there was a different take on the debate across the bay in walnut creek where the gop supporters convened. >> romney came out much stronger than obama figured he would. >> as the debate progressed, the mixed personality and his innate ability to...
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romney. as president i will sit down day one sit did you know with think about the issues talk about challenges. ♪ part of being a leader is not just significant i'll sit down. you tend tdo. kay. movingn no tohe economy get better soon. i lov big bird. i like pbs you too but i'll stop the subsidy the pbs i work this out of our budget. are you going to tax people ♪ if [ singing] bring down rates double down on the top down. simplify the code ♪ double double down. >> on the base. >> all over the internet as you can imagine. pretty clever. take as lot of work all right. >> on that note we move on and leave the debate behind. one final word. up next. scottish man dies and when he does he take the town whole language take the town whole language with him. 7 news >> in new jersey a mother and 5 chilen arekayfterumping toafetfrom the trd sty apartmenflamesraed th inside. t terfying mont we allaught on tape. here's the oldest one describe wagon happened. >> i jump out the window right there and
romney. as president i will sit down day one sit did you know with think about the issues talk about challenges. ♪ part of being a leader is not just significant i'll sit down. you tend tdo. kay. movingn no tohe economy get better soon. i lov big bird. i like pbs you too but i'll stop the subsidy the pbs i work this out of our budget. are you going to tax people ♪ if [ singing] bring down rates double down on the top down. simplify the code ♪ double double down. >> on the base....
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a fraction of the campaigning romney and santorum need to do to win over voters in 10 states. those in ohio first and foremost they are tied there ain't is a battleground state in the general -- there and it is a battleground state in the general election. >> we have courageous people that stood by us. >> reporter: ron paul focus on alaska, idaho, north . gingrich has a chance of winning georgia. >> the only hope we have to beat obama is to have better ideas to communicate clearly. >> reporter: making sure he makes headlines on this super tuesday, president obama gave his first full news conference of the year this morning. promisings@ya for homeowners. >> the president: we are cutting by more than half, the refinancing fees that families pay for loans insured by the federal housing administration that is going to save the typical family in that situation an extra $1,000 a year. >> reporter: abc7 will have full coverage of today's election. you can get up to the minute results on abc7news.com/ politics. a candidate needs more than 1100 delegates to win the nomination. more th
a fraction of the campaigning romney and santorum need to do to win over voters in 10 states. those in ohio first and foremost they are tied there ain't is a battleground state in the general -- there and it is a battleground state in the general election. >> we have courageous people that stood by us. >> reporter: ron paul focus on alaska, idaho, north . gingrich has a chance of winning georgia. >> the only hope we have to beat obama is to have better ideas to communicate...
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romney has 2 03 right now. santorum 92. even in the best case scenario for romney tomorrow he ends one barely 40 percent of the number of delegates he needs for the nomination. we have full coverage of the election tomorrow. plus you can get up to the minute super tuesday results on 7 news.com slash politics. >> san francisco dui conviction going back at least 6 years are being called into question. the district attorney and public defender say the san francisco police department breath testing equipment was unreliable because it was not being properly tested for sack are situation. they say handled held breath testing equipment like this requires routine calibration. but the sf pd was not following its own policies nor the manufacturer suggested procedures for that testing. police say they stopped using the did he vase in mid february after the da pointed out the problem. >> 2 teenagers are under arrest tonight accused of vandalizing a petaluma school. investigators say they tagged the exterior walls of ken worth junior hi
romney has 2 03 right now. santorum 92. even in the best case scenario for romney tomorrow he ends one barely 40 percent of the number of delegates he needs for the nomination. we have full coverage of the election tomorrow. plus you can get up to the minute super tuesday results on 7 news.com slash politics. >> san francisco dui conviction going back at least 6 years are being called into question. the district attorney and public defender say the san francisco police department breath...
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. >> please, obama, mitt romney, whoever you guys, we need you to help. >> the only city official the city councilwoman and she received the loudest applause when she asked to help oakland in other ways. >> to stop the shooting we need to stop the flow of illegal guns into our city. that is a federal issue. that is an issue. >> dean johnson says the obama administration has sent mixed messages about how it will regulated possible dispensaries but ultimately the feds can shut them down. >> federal law trumps state law, so the federal marijuana laws are still in force and effect and justice department decides to enforce the laws to the fullest extent they can do it. >> reporter: they have done that here in oakland. three months ago the feds shut down another university. according to the press release the mayor was expected to address all this but she was not there. >>> oakland police are investigating an early morning homicide at a macarthur boulevard hotel. we brought you the story at four third. they responded about 3:00 this morning. they found a female victim inside a bloody room. i
. >> please, obama, mitt romney, whoever you guys, we need you to help. >> the only city official the city councilwoman and she received the loudest applause when she asked to help oakland in other ways. >> to stop the shooting we need to stop the flow of illegal guns into our city. that is a federal issue. that is an issue. >> dean johnson says the obama administration has sent mixed messages about how it will regulated possible dispensaries but ultimately the feds can...
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up with surprise. >> rubio has been hailed as romney's secret weapon with hispanic voters. romney is trailing badly among president obama by 40 points. >> a teen will make a full recovery after being shot in the head after a spear gun. some of those images may be disturbing. the misfired and the spear went through his school. they had to use a hydraulic cuture just so lopez' head would fit in the scanner. >> he's making a miraclous recovery. this spear chose the right bath to go with least damage. >> the fear missed the part of the brain that controls the census and heart rate by a mere inch. it is two weeks and now lopez is sitting up and saying a few words. >> that is incredible. >> and meteorologist mike nicco up with the forecast. and all bets are off and cooler weather is on the way. coming up. and also how well does your credit card company have complaints. and this is sneakers and why they pulled the before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might
up with surprise. >> rubio has been hailed as romney's secret weapon with hispanic voters. romney is trailing badly among president obama by 40 points. >> a teen will make a full recovery after being shot in the head after a spear gun. some of those images may be disturbing. the misfired and the spear went through his school. they had to use a hydraulic cuture just so lopez' head would fit in the scanner. >> he's making a miraclous recovery. this spear chose the right bath to...
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romney joined them in houston for announcement. former florida governor and george stayed out of the fray. >> apple manufacturing plant in china. audit at the plant found health safety and excessive over time violation. workers building i.phone and i.pad often worked 60 hours or more a week and not always paid for the over time. fox con will raws the weekly work time 49 hours legal limit in china and raise wages to compensate for the lost salary. >> tomorrow night half bill i don't know dollar mega million jackpot just unprecedented. 6 little numbers separating hopeful to the biggest jackpot in world history. >> look at the line overhead the cavanaugh liquor in san lorenzo that has sold 4 wing tickets. you we are at the luckiest store in the state. >> they sold a 5th inning ticket years ago for 20 million dollars but nobody claimed it. how does that even happen? i'm think that go if somebody wins tomorrow night they will be claiming the 5 40 million dollars jackpot prize. cavanaugh closed at 9:00 o'clock. reopened tomorrow morning
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>>reporter: romney the businessman came to washington selling romney the politician. >> i started new businesses and turned around broken ones. i'm not ashamed to say i was successful in doing it. [applause]. >>reporter: romney remark conservative political action conference were prime chance to try and win over skeptic among the g.o.p. base. >> i'm here to ask you today to stand with me shoulder and shoulder as we go forward to fate for america. >>reporter: this is critical point in the nomination race for romney. he was shut out on tuesday night losing 3 states to rick santorum. he's facing increasing questions about why he can not seal the deal with conservative. >> i think a lot of people think tl. >>reporter: romney still the front runner but looking over his shoulder at santorum who got a rock star welcome. >> who has the bold plans to turn this economy around? who has that strong track record? and that contract? okay. i guess i can quit now since you are all convinced of that. >>reporter: after a series off bruising defeat gingrich promised to take the fight to president obama.
>>reporter: romney the businessman came to washington selling romney the politician. >> i started new businesses and turned around broken ones. i'm not ashamed to say i was successful in doing it. [applause]. >>reporter: romney remark conservative political action conference were prime chance to try and win over skeptic among the g.o.p. base. >> i'm here to ask you today to stand with me shoulder and shoulder as we go forward to fate for america. >>reporter: this...
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. >> governor romney enjoys firing people. i enjoy creating jobs. >> reporter: today come know rivals are admitting the remark was taken out of context. cokie roberts acknowledges the context but says it is fair game. >> i think it is a real thing. it plays directly into the v6ájlays directly into the have been trying to portray of mitt romney as a heartless, soulless wall street entrepreneur. >> reporter: huntsman is making his first big run hoping to knock santorum out of second place. if he does it is a sign of light for his campaign. but his standing would still be precarious. >> i don't think south carolina is the most natural hunting ground for john huntsman. but florida might be. >> reporter: any and every win helps, especially when it comes to cash. >> coming out of primaries and caucuses with some strong showing makes all the difference in the world when it comes to money. of course, the ability to go on into other primaries depends on money. >> reporter: newt gingrich said today he expects to finish in the top three
. >> governor romney enjoys firing people. i enjoy creating jobs. >> reporter: today come know rivals are admitting the remark was taken out of context. cokie roberts acknowledges the context but says it is fair game. >> i think it is a real thing. it plays directly into the v6ájlays directly into the have been trying to portray of mitt romney as a heartless, soulless wall street entrepreneur. >> reporter: huntsman is making his first big run hoping to knock santorum...
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ifou loo at where the most money has come, not only for obama but for romney, california is number one. >> reporter: it began last night with a roundtable for 25 wealthy donors. each patron paid $40,000. then the president met with 100 people who paid $20,000 each to have dinner with him in the bill graham civic auditorium. outside the venue, 100 people staged protests against various policies, from the use of drones in pakistan, to the federal crackdown on marijuana. >> the president: i love you back thank yu everybody! >> reporter: the esident ended the day at a concert for 6,000 supporters at the auditorium tickets started at $200 per person. he alluded to his debate last week. >> the president: i had a bunch of of folks come to me, don't be so polite, don't be so nice. [ cheering ] president -- >> the president: but i want evybody to understand something, what was being prente wasn't leaderip, at's sasmansh. [ cheering ] >> the president: and we cannot afford another round of tax cuts for the wealthy. >> reporter: mr. obama has raise add average of three million dollars from his pr
ifou loo at where the most money has come, not only for obama but for romney, california is number one. >> reporter: it began last night with a roundtable for 25 wealthy donors. each patron paid $40,000. then the president met with 100 people who paid $20,000 each to have dinner with him in the bill graham civic auditorium. outside the venue, 100 people staged protests against various policies, from the use of drones in pakistan, to the federal crackdown on marijuana. >> the...
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. >>> mitt romney visited the bay area. it was his first day of fundraising since mathematically clinching the nomination. the fundraiser was held in hillsboro at the sprawling carolyn sat toe. it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there with more. >> romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost lik
. >>> mitt romney visited the bay area. it was his first day of fundraising since mathematically clinching the nomination. the fundraiser was held in hillsboro at the sprawling carolyn sat toe. it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there with more. >> romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came...
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trump endorsed mitt romney. he may have to share headlines with attorney gloria all fill red she is preparing to release game -- allred. she preparing to release game changing information on romney and abortion. she is a confirmed obama backer. >>> speaking of game-changing last night's rain didn't change the game but made it more dramatic. >>> absolutely. we talked about matt cain pitching a quick game which he didn't. it worked out if the end and it did rain in the end. for tomorrow we are going to be -- we'll look at latest snow in the sierra in your seven day forecast. >>> the growing ban on plastic bags at grocery stores. latest part of the bay area considering that move today. >>> reducing belly fat with a vaccine? ron: years ago i made a promise to provide the best for my family, in sickness and in health. carol and i needed help figuring out what's covered by medicare and what's not. so we turned to the same folks we've relied on for health insurance all these years. announcer: ron and carol called anthe
trump endorsed mitt romney. he may have to share headlines with attorney gloria all fill red she is preparing to release game -- allred. she preparing to release game changing information on romney and abortion. she is a confirmed obama backer. >>> speaking of game-changing last night's rain didn't change the game but made it more dramatic. >>> absolutely. we talked about matt cain pitching a quick game which he didn't. it worked out if the end and it did rain in the end. for...
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governor romney? >> he was hat put forth reason if give us a reasonq,e. for uso trust him. >> reporter: new was where huntsman played all his chips after finishing third he said his cam bull paid off. >> i say third -- third place is a ticket to raoeufpld >> reporter: six days later he's riding into the 2012 sunset. leaving romney up against four others who want to be his conservative alternative. one called huntsman's endorsement just a moderate backing a moderate. >> i'm not surprised. >> reporter: mitt romney did not show up to accept huntsman endorsement in person five days before the south carolina primary romney is doing all he can to win over conservative hearts. scott goldberg, abc news, new york. >>> vice president biden will be in san francisco this wednesday for a fundraising luncheon. the event will be held at the ly reserve on battery street. tickets -- will range from $20 phi00 to $10,000. the president and -- >>> emotional tribute in weekend to an oakland whose donated organs saved the
governor romney? >> he was hat put forth reason if give us a reasonq,e. for uso trust him. >> reporter: new was where huntsman played all his chips after finishing third he said his cam bull paid off. >> i say third -- third place is a ticket to raoeufpld >> reporter: six days later he's riding into the 2012 sunset. leaving romney up against four others who want to be his conservative alternative. one called huntsman's endorsement just a moderate backing a moderate....
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romney. >> mr. romney's appearance in new hampshire tonight was going to be his final campaign rally, but he since decided to campaign in iowa and pennsylvania tomorrow. >> carolyn: our laura anthony is in bop tonight where the romney campaign plans to hold its victory celebration. first, election day in chicago is shaping up quite differently thanked did four years ago. mark matthews was in grant park when the president was elected and is in chicago tonight with more on the preparations there. reporter: on the streets of chicago you do not see obama signs like four years ago. tonight, big donors met but you couldn't tell. san francisco's is one of the financial backers from the bay area. >> everytime he has come to town i have been in the line, and that's a little more than being out in the rafters. >> but she is going to be here at the mccormick center tomorrow night. we can't show you the inside of the hall. no pictures until tomorrow. tickets have been set aside for campaign volunteers, like the
romney. >> mr. romney's appearance in new hampshire tonight was going to be his final campaign rally, but he since decided to campaign in iowa and pennsylvania tomorrow. >> carolyn: our laura anthony is in bop tonight where the romney campaign plans to hold its victory celebration. first, election day in chicago is shaping up quite differently thanked did four years ago. mark matthews was in grant park when the president was elected and is in chicago tonight with more on the...
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support for romney 46% and president obama 47%. the democratic convention officially begins tomorrow in charlotte, north carolina when the first lady will speak. former president bill linton wednesday and the president will speak thursday. mark matthews will be live all week from the democratic convention get instant updates all week by following him on facebook mark is also tweeting. >>> coming up, what happens to your itunes music when you die? we'll tell you what one famous celeb is planning for and why he may have to sue apple to make it happen. >>> new allegations about tom cruise's personal life. reports out today about his search for a for a girlfriend and what role scientology may have played in it >>> who russell crowe is thanking today after getting lost at t >>> bizarre new allegations about the church of scientology and tom cruise's love life. a story in the new vanity fair claims the church launched a top secret effort to fan cruise a girlfriend. actresses who were scientologies were -- scientologists were selected to
support for romney 46% and president obama 47%. the democratic convention officially begins tomorrow in charlotte, north carolina when the first lady will speak. former president bill linton wednesday and the president will speak thursday. mark matthews will be live all week from the democratic convention get instant updates all week by following him on facebook mark is also tweeting. >>> coming up, what happens to your itunes music when you die? we'll tell you what one famous celeb is...
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romney's wife will be at a lunch at the palo alto home of cisco chairman. president obama called mitt romney a few hours ago to congratulate him on securing the gop nomination. the president told romney he looks forward to an important and healthy debate about america's future. the two campaigns are opening new attacks on each other today. president obama's advisers say when romney was governor of massachusetts, that state's economy lagged in job creation and saw an increase in debt. romney's campaign is bringing attention to failed stimulus projects like solyndra the company received hundreds of millions only to go bankrupt. >>> right now in morgan hill scheduled volunteer search underway for missing 15-year-old sierra lamar. family members have not given up hope they will find her even though police arrested a suspect. lamar disappeared on her way to school march 16th. dive teams have been searching since then. but no body has been found. the suspect antolin garcia-torres will be back in court tomorrow. he's been charged with murder and kidnapping. author
romney's wife will be at a lunch at the palo alto home of cisco chairman. president obama called mitt romney a few hours ago to congratulate him on securing the gop nomination. the president told romney he looks forward to an important and healthy debate about america's future. the two campaigns are opening new attacks on each other today. president obama's advisers say when romney was governor of massachusetts, that state's economy lagged in job creation and saw an increase in debt. romney's...
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which of course would be the effective end of this primary campaign clearing the path for mitt romney to proceed to the nomination. i'm here with george stephanopoulos. what does this mean and why today? >> i think he did it today for a couple of reasons. first, he's had this health scare of his daughter bella in the hospital over the weekend, the 3-year-old suffering from a -- he was facing the next primary in his home state of pennsylvania on april 20 tourth. he was facing a barrage, likely barrage from mitt romney and the chance he would lose his home state of pennsylvania which would risk sacrificing all the gains he's made. remarkable he's made in this campaign. what this will preserve today is his ability to be a continuing for in the conservative movement. continuing force in the republican party. >> john carr is standing tell us what you this think the romney camp is doing today? >> the romney campaign is getting ready for that general election something they were already facing but not taking this for granted. the romney campaign had readied a harsh ad attacking santorum they
which of course would be the effective end of this primary campaign clearing the path for mitt romney to proceed to the nomination. i'm here with george stephanopoulos. what does this mean and why today? >> i think he did it today for a couple of reasons. first, he's had this health scare of his daughter bella in the hospital over the weekend, the 3-year-old suffering from a -- he was facing the next primary in his home state of pennsylvania on april 20 tourth. he was facing a barrage,...
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president romney. >> incredible speech. off the chart. laid out a clear vision for where the country is to go. >> the economy and jobs being the found diagnosis of what makes america great and ability to start a business and pursue your dream that was probably my favorite part. >>reporter: one interruption during the speech pro-testtors held up a couple banner but majority in the hall it was a momentary distraction. in a long night of celebration. >> crowd loved it as you can see. tonight they are tearing up the floor cleaning up the place moving out. quick note on the protestors. benjamin and ray avila of san francisco code pink were 2 of the protestors escorted out of the hall. tomorrow mitt romney and paul ryan are calling a fair well and victory celebration here and then final two week of the campaign. reporting live from tampa, abc 7 news. >> all right mark thank you. >> of course mark will be live next week from the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. you can follow him on twitter at matthew abc 7 or go to o
president romney. >> incredible speech. off the chart. laid out a clear vision for where the country is to go. >> the economy and jobs being the found diagnosis of what makes america great and ability to start a business and pursue your dream that was probably my favorite part. >>reporter: one interruption during the speech pro-testtors held up a couple banner but majority in the hall it was a momentary distraction. in a long night of celebration. >> crowd loved it as...
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romney edged santorum by eight votes the snailest margin of victory in iowa history. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. katie marzullo is here to explain. >> reporter: the most recent development happened about an hour ago. what you are seeing is a town hall meeting in new hampshire in which the 2008 gop presidential candidate john mccain has officially endorsed mitt romney for the job. earlier this morning, two other candidates made big announcements. michelle bachmann is out, rick per are staying in. both implied the opposite last night. -- >> last night the people of iowa spoke with a very clear voice. so i have decided to stand aside. >> reporter: michelle bachmann finished sixth in iowa, last night boldly stated she wasn't going anywhere. in the light of day she arrived at a different conclusion >> i have no regrets. >> reporter: also changing his mind rick perry. this morning he tweeted, here we come south carolina. last night he said he was going too reassess his campaign many cokie roberts weigh in. >> rick perry has a lot of pressures
romney edged santorum by eight votes the snailest margin of victory in iowa history. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. katie marzullo is here to explain. >> reporter: the most recent development happened about an hour ago. what you are seeing is a town hall meeting in new hampshire in which the 2008 gop presidential candidate john mccain has officially endorsed mitt romney for the job. earlier this morning, two other candidates made big announcements....
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. >>> mitt romney and his new pick for vp hit the campaign trail. i work at the cable company, and i get to wear a hard hat... a question already! my mom says cable can't bundle cell phones all on one bill. nobody does that. mom says at&t does, so... uh...uh... [ female announcer ] call to get our u-verse triple play for $89 a month. now get the same great price for 2 years. get lots of bundle choices. even add wireless voice all on one bill. switch and get a total home dvr...
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. >> after the debate i thought if romney got elected and i hadn't done everything i could to help i would never for give myself. >>reporter: that's why you are hear day. yes. definitely a wick up call. i would like to think that his performance awas somewhat intentional to remind people this is important. can't take anything for grante granted. >>reporter: the president is counting on his supporters to step up lick they did 4 years ag. notuch time left. election is only 29 days away. >> we are not going back. we are moving forward. that's why you are here. that's why i am here. that's why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. >>reporter: the president will be spending the nature at the hotel here. tomorrow he heads to the all important battle ground state of ohio. live in san francisco, lillian, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. lots of cheering supporters but president obama visit to san francisco also drew protestors. small group turned out in front of bill gram civic auditorium tonight code pink activist another and other anti-war group called on him to e
. >> after the debate i thought if romney got elected and i hadn't done everything i could to help i would never for give myself. >>reporter: that's why you are hear day. yes. definitely a wick up call. i would like to think that his performance awas somewhat intentional to remind people this is important. can't take anything for grante granted. >>reporter: the president is counting on his supporters to step up lick they did 4 years ag. notuch time left. election is only 29...